Abstract

D-Link Corporation commissioned The Tolly Group to evaluate the routing performance of the netXpand DI-1184 remote LAN access router/server in a typical branch office environment. The Tolly Group executed a series of tests designed to stress the netXpand DI-1184 while it performed routing of TCP/IP or NetWare IPX as both a remote LAN access server and branch office router. A major factor in evaluating router performance is the router’s ability to use efficiently the en- tire bandwidth of a WAN link. Testing was performed to measure how efficiently the netXpand DI-1184 could use the full bandwidth of both dedicated and dial-up links.

The testing demonstrated that the D-Link netXpand DI-1184 could deliver maximum performance, using 100% of the available bandwidth, while simultaneously supporting both high speed modem and dedicated circuits across four ports. Results prove aggregate throughput remained at wire speed with a variety of packet sizes even when the router was fully loaded.